World Geography - Chapter 16

Front 1

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the history of France?

Back 1

The heirs of Hugh Capet expanded the kingdoms boundaries to those of modern France.

Front 2

Where is France’s chief center of commercial industry located?

Back 2

in Paris and its suburbs

Front 3

In order to encourage national unity, the French government did which of the following?

Back 3

They established the French academy to preserve the purity of the French language

Front 4

In order to stimulate economic growth in recent years, the government of France

Back 4

privatized some government-owned businesses.

Front 5

What are the main phsyical and economic regions of France?

Back 5

Northern France, the Vineyards of the Southwest, Southern France, along the Mediterranean, and Eastern France.

Front 6

How have changes in government affected the extent of French territory?

Back 6

?

Front 7

How is language related to culture in France?

Back 7

As the French kings expanded their control, the decreed that the language of Paris became the language of all the lands they ruled. French is also the national language in France.

Front 8

What economic and social uncertainties are part of French life today?

Back 8

Unemployment, and recovery from opposition to military action, which strained its alliance with the United States.

Front 9

nationalized

Back 9

brought under state control

Front 10

Unification of Germany in the 1800's was a result of:

Back 10

The activism of the state of Prussia

Front 11

Unification of Germany in the 1900's was a result of:

Back 11

Pressure from the citizens

Front 12

Which of the following statements is not true?
a.About 30 percent of all Belgians speak French, while about 55 percent speak Flemish.
b.The Belgian government has passed laws to decentralize its government.
c.Relations between Belgium’s two ethnic groups improved after the country gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1830.
d.Both French and Flemish are official languages of Belgium.

Back 12

C

Front 13

Which of the following statements is not true?
a.The Dutch have taken one fifth of their land from the sea, lakes, and swamps.
b.Despite its location on the North Sea, the Netherlands has no important foreign trade ports.
c.The Netherlands has an extremely high population density.
d.Dutch farmers fertilize heavily and use modern agricultural methods in order to make the best possible use of their land.

Back 13

B

Front 14

How are the physical landscapes and uses of land similar in both Switzerland and Austria?

Back 14

The Alps cover more than half of the land areas in Switzerland and Austria and have become valuable assets to both countries as a result of tourism. Dairy farming and specialized industries are important in both countries.

Front 15

Switzerland’s cantons differ in all of the following ways except
a.
language.
c.
form of government.
b.
religion.
d.
economic activities.

Back 15

C

Front 16

What factors have contributed to a sense of French unity?

Back 16

Political unity under Roman control and Charlemagne’s empire gave France a sense of identity that was added to by a long sequence of monarchs. Supporting that identity was the common heritage of the French language and culture.

Front 17

Compare the ways in which language and cultural diversity have affected Belgium and Switzerland.

Back 17

Relations between French-speaking Walloons and the Dutch-speaking Flemings have divided Belgium. Both groups struggle for power in the region. On the other hand, the Swiss Italians, Germans, and French have maintained a balance between strong cultural identities and a strong national identity, thus keeping Switzerland united.

Front 18

strip mining

Back 18

miners who strip the land to reveal the mineral deposits underneath the surface